Burt Bacharach

Burt Bacharach (, born May 12, 1928 in Kansas City, Missouri) is an award-winning American pianist and composer. He is best known for his string of pop hits from 1962-69, co-written with Hal David and sung by Dionne Warwick.

Bacharach studied music at University? and the Mannes School of Music. In the 1950s and the early 1960s he was the pianist, arranger and bandleader for Marlene Dietrich with whom he toured. He teamed with lyricist Hal David and others to write many popular songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and that still enjoy popularity today.

Bacharach's music has been sung by a number of popular singers including The Beatles, The Carpenters, Aretha Franklin, Jack Jones, Tom Jones, Dusty Springfield, Luther Vandross, Mr. Bungle, and The Drifters.
He met Dionne Warwick, with whom he would form a famed collaboration. His songs are characterized by (1) the use of unexpected harmonic changes and (2) unusual rhythmic patterns and time signatures. He employs times such as 5/4 or 3/2, and frequently goes from one time signature to another in the same song, often after each measure. He also changes...